[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 197 (Thursday, October 12, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 60186]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-16889]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[ES-930-1310-FI; MIES 49059]


Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of proposed reinstatement of terminated oil and gas 
lease.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of Public Law 97-451, the Bureau of Land 
Management (BLM) received a petition for reinstatement of the oil and 
gas lease, MIES 49059 located in Oscoda County, Michigan. The petition 
was filed on time and was accompanied by all rentals due since the date 
the lease terminated under law.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann Dickerson, Land Law Examiner, at 
703-440-1512, or Bureau of Land Management-Eastern States, 7450 Boston 
Boulevard, Springfield, Virginia 22153.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The lessee has agreed to the amended lease 
terms for rentals and royalties at rates of $5 per acre, or fraction 
thereof, per year and 16\2/3\ percent, respectively. The lessee has 
paid the required administrative fee and publication fee to reimburse 
the Department for the cost of this Federal Register notice. The lessee 
has met all the requirements for reinstatement of the lease as set out 
in Section 31(d) and (e) of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as amended 
(30 U.S.C. 188), and the BLM is proposing to reinstate the lease listed 
above, effective December 1, 2005, under the original terms and 
conditions of the lease and the increased rental and royalty rates 
cited above. The BLM has not issued any valid leases affecting the 
lands.

    Dated: October 5, 2006.
Michael D. Nedd,
State Director, Eastern States.
[FR Doc. E6-16889 Filed 10-11-06; 8:45 am]
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